Paula Johnson, in her book “Working The Water,” says that “shaft” or “hand” tongs are the most popular way to catch oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent River.

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In this video, I demonstrate sawing a pecan tree and the processes involved. You'll see the tools used, including log tongs, ...

These tongs are also easy to clean by hand or in the dishwasher, and small enough to store in a drawer or next to the stove for when you need to flip food in a hurry. $17 at Amazon Buy.

They are tools that truly represent a legacy of watermen and a Chesapeake tradition, we meet with two men that are still hand-crafting oyster tongs.

Toddler sent to hospital when he rips his hand open on a pair of metal TONGS that his childcare had given him to play with. 20-month-old boy sent to emergency after hurting himself at childcare ...